More strange musings. So I noticed something today that I now remember from my first time living in the USA. When you walk pass someone here on the street or in the mall they move to the right. This is a bit disconcerting because I find myself moving to the left thus creating any number of apologies, near misses and frowns. And when I think about it, it’s not just a Nigel thing. In Australia we move to the left. Go on think about it folks and you’ll see what I mean. So how come? What’s the go? There are as many right-handed people in America as at home right? Sure Americas are much more right leaning in their politics but Im sure that I’ve passed as many democrats as republicans. And Liberals and Labour don’t behave differently in this regard (they just act badly in general).
The answer it would seem is that it’s all down to the side of the road we drive on. We drive on the left and walk past each other on the left. Yanks drive on the right and pass on the right. It seems to condition us to behave the same way on our feet.
Europeans also stand to the right on most escalators etc also. In most countries anyway. It probably reflects the driving pattern.
ReplyDeletefunny as hell though - Im just doing it for fun now.
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